以斯帖記 5	Esther 5
以斯帖記 5:1 ^ 第三日、以斯帖穿上朝服、進王宮的內院、對殿站立．王在殿裡坐在寶座上、對著殿門．	Esther 5:1 ^ Now on the third day, Esther put on her queen's robes, and took her place in the inner room of the king's house, facing the king's house: and the king was seated on his high seat in the king's house, facing the doorway of the house.
以斯帖記 5:2 ^ 王見王后以斯帖站在院內、就施恩於他、向他伸出手中的金杖．以斯帖便向前摸杖頭。	Esther 5:2 ^ And when the king saw Esther the queen waiting in the inner room, looking kindly on her he put out the rod of gold in his hand to her. So Esther came near and put her fingers on the top of the rod.
以斯帖記 5:3 ^ 王對他說、王后以斯帖阿、你要甚麼、你求甚麼．就是國的一半、也必賜給你。	Esther 5:3 ^ Then the king said, What is your desire, Queen Esther, and what is your request? I will give it to you, even to the half of my kingdom.
以斯帖記 5:4 ^ 以斯帖說、王若以為美、就請王帶著哈曼今日赴我所豫備的筵席。	Esther 5:4 ^ And Esther in answer said, If it seems good to the king, let the king and Haman come today to the feast which I have made ready for him.
以斯帖記 5:5 ^ 王說、叫哈曼速速照以斯帖的話去行．於是王帶著哈曼赴以斯帖所豫備的筵席．	Esther 5:5 ^ Then the king said, Let Haman come quickly, so that what Esther has said may be done. So the king and Haman came to the feast which Esther had made ready.
以斯帖記 5:6 ^ 在酒席筵前、王又問以斯帖說、你要甚麼、我必賜給你、你求甚麼、就是國的一半、也必為你成就。	Esther 5:6 ^ And while they were drinking wine the king said to Esther, What is your prayer? for it will be given to you and what is your request? for it will be done, even to the half of my kingdom.
以斯帖記 5:7 ^ 以斯帖回答說、我有所要、我有所求、	Esther 5:7 ^ Then Esther said in answer, My prayer and my request is this:
以斯帖記 5:8 ^ 我若在王眼前蒙恩、王若願意賜我所要的、准我所求的、就請王帶著哈曼再赴我所要豫備的筵席．明日我必照王所問的說明。	Esther 5:8 ^ If I have the king's approval, and if it is the king's pleasure to give me my prayer and do my request, let the king and Haman come to the feast which I will make ready for them, and tomorrow I will do as the king has said.
以斯帖記 5:9 ^ 那日哈曼心中快樂、歡歡喜喜地出來．但見末底改在朝門不站起來、連身也不動、就滿心惱怒末底改．	Esther 5:9 ^ Then on that day Haman went out full of joy and glad in heart; but when he saw Mordecai in the king's doorway, and he did not get to his feet or give any sign of fear before him, Haman was full of wrath against Mordecai.
以斯帖記 5:10 ^ 哈曼暫且忍耐回家、叫人請他朋友和他妻子細利斯來。	Esther 5:10 ^ But controlling himself, he went to his house; and he sent for his friends and Zeresh, his wife.
以斯帖記 5:11 ^ 哈曼將他富厚的榮耀、眾多的兒女、和王抬舉他使他超乎首領臣僕之上、都述說給他們聽。	Esther 5:11 ^ And he gave them an account of the glories of his wealth, and the number of children he had, and the ways in which he had been honoured by the king, and how he had put him over the captains and servants of the king.
以斯帖記 5:12 ^ 哈曼又說、王后以斯帖豫備筵席、除了我之外不許別人隨王赴席．明日王后又請我隨王赴席．	Esther 5:12 ^ And Haman said further, Truly, Esther the queen let no man but myself come in to the feast which she had made ready for the king; and tomorrow again I am to be her guest with the king.
以斯帖記 5:13 ^ 只是我見猶大人末底改坐在朝門、雖有這一切榮耀、也與我無益。	Esther 5:13 ^ But all this is nothing to me while I see Mordecai the Jew seated by the king's doorway.
以斯帖記 5:14 ^ 他的妻細利斯和他一切的朋友對他說、不如立一個五丈高的木架、明早求王將末底改挂在其上、然後你可以歡歡喜喜地隨王赴席．哈曼以這話為美、就叫人作了木架。	Esther 5:14 ^ Then his wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, Let a pillar, fifty cubits high, be made ready for hanging him, and in the morning get the king to give orders for the hanging of Mordecai: then you will be able to go to the feast with the king with a glad heart. And Haman was pleased with the suggestion, and he had the pillar made.